"three-bottle man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: three-bottle men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|three-bottle men}} three-bottle man (plural three-bottle men)
  1. (dated) A man who can drink a lot of alcohol without becoming noticeably drunk. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Drinking

Inflected forms

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